shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to change (one's clothes)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
taking a commemorative photo
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)